New 'Keytar Bear' beer from Trillium will raise money for injured performer

Trillium Brewing Company announced a new beer named in honor of Keytar Bear - a "beloved Boston busker."

The double IPA will feature honey, lactose and vanilla. Four-packs will be sold at both breweries for $22.20.

Keytar Bear is a seemingly omnipresent Boston street performer. Dressed in a full bear costume, he plays a keytar all over the city - from Harvard Square in Cambridge to Downtown Crossing.

Keytar Bear. Jacqueline Tempera | jtempera@masslive.com

The brewing company had planned the new brew for later this year after hiring him to perform for the Roslindale Beer Garden but moved up its release after the busker was in a serious motorcycle accident.

It will be a keytar-less summer in the city, the performer told Boston Magazine, as he recovers from a broken ankle, foot, and injuries to his knees, shoulder, fingers, and right hand from the crash on Route 146.

Part of the proceeds made from the beer's sale will go toward his recovery, the brewery confirmed on Facebook.

The performer has been attacked while performing at least twice before. Two people were arrested in October 2014 for beating and robbing Keytar Bear near Faneuil Hall. In June 2017 three New Hampshire teenagers "hurled racial slurs" at the musician and assaulted him, Boston.com reports.